Everyone thought Anouk was crazy when she fired her entire band a few months before her first stadium concert in the Gelredome, after lukewarm reactions from the musicians on her album . But again Anouk got away with it. The sold-out concerts on March 28 and 29, 2008 continued as usual, with young musicians partly found on the internet. And they did their job in an exemplary way, as this concert
… registration shows. What they realize (even) better than their predecessors is the fact that they play a minor role in the show of the charismatic Anouk. It is played solid and serviceable, without breaking away from the well-known versions. Yet the moments when there is a departure from the standard rock pattern, such as in the gospel-like The Difference, are the highlight of the concert. It is to be hoped that Anouk will take such unexpected side roads more often with her new band. (MS)more
